What is en 795?

What is en 795?

This standard defines, for example, which loads technical fall arrest solutions must withstand and how these devices are to be tested and certified in order to obtain approval to place them on the market. EN 795 differentiates between five different types of anchorage device:

What are the different types of en 795 anchorage devices?

EN 795 differentiates between five different types of anchorage device: Type E: Anchorage devices that are held in place by their own weight. However, Implementing Decision 2015/2181 of the EU Commission changed the scope of application for parts of the EN 795 standard.

What is the static test load for en 795 2012?

BS EN 795:2012 EN 795:2012 (E) 31 5.5.4 Static strength 5.5.4.1 Use the same configuration and test positions as those used for the dynamic strength and integrity tests described in 5.5.3.1 and 5.5.3.2. Apply a static test load of (12 1 0